Chuck out Tuesday

Yes it's Monday. I could lie and say I'm early but I'm super late. I did in fact DO the throwing out on Tuesday however.
So...something that has been building up a long time...the sock basket. Talking to others it seems everyone has some sort of odd sock pile. For me it started as a shopping bag and it's grown through several moves to the point where I had a washing basket FULL of odd socks. Some of which hadn't seen their best friend for 5 years or more! I emptied the entire basket onto the lounge room floor and employed the talents of my two biggest to find the pairs.

Their attention spans helped with probably half of them and then my three year old whirlwind joined in throwing the socks all over the house. My resolve faltered, I was getting bored with it myself. So. I gathered all the left over odd ones. I threw them all out! (Well there were a few that were recent and I don't think had even been worn, I saved about 6 say). It was strangely liberating, I found the matching sock for one of my wool playgroup socks a couple of days later and threw it out without hesitation. I have vowed NEVER to let them get to that stage again and will be having a monthly sort and chuck session!

I got started on this Tuesday's chuck out already and I have a few things to pass on to a preggo mama tomorrow. I'm really enjoying a weekly throw out :D

Chuck out Tuesday

Yes it's Wednesday, I know. Let's just pretend...
In an attempt to de clutter and have a serious sort out of what we need to aid big things coming (more on that later) I'm going to throw out/ give away something every week. Hoping that the outgoings are more than the incomings and by the end of the year...well we'll at least have less shit!
So last week's chuck out Tuesday I took several bags to the op shop. Yesterday I gave ALL my teeny baby clothes away including cloth nappies. A few teary moments but mostly relief to have a bit more space in the garage. It was a heap of stuff...poor M's station wagon boot was stuffed. Mark was very proud, lol! However, it barely made a dint tbth. SO next week I think I'll continue with garage stuff!

back to normal

It's been a busy month since last post...
It started with a pinched nerve in my neck. It was absolutely revolting, the worst pain I've ever been in. My neck actually felt fine, it was my shoulder and arm. Horrid nerve pain with constant spasming in my arm. At one point Mark wanted to call an ambulance! It was a week all up with lots of drugs and not being able to be alone with the children. I couldn't even pick up the baby and feeding him was agony. Poor Mark had to make Christmas dinner, he did a stellar job!
It meant that we had to delay our Brisbane trip. We were supposed to leave boxing day but there was no way we could with me unable to move my arm (there was a little improvement but I still couldn't hold the baby!) so we decided to leave on the 28th instead. I was MUCH better by then thankfully, we did consider just cancelling the whole thing. Fast forward to 5am on the 28th, car all packed, just to load the kids. I went to wake the big boy to find him vomiting in his bed! On to the princess and she was looking very green and complaining of a super sore tum. I was ready to give in then but Mark wanted to keep going so on we went. By the time we'd made it through town we'd stopped three times to empty vomit bowls and it pretty much continued on the same until about 40 minutes our of Broken Hill when the baby projectile vomited and the toddler had diarrhoea. We decided to just stay in Broken Hill for the night. If things weren't drastically better by morning we'd go home. Of course by that night the kids were keen for a maccas dinner so much better. The baby had awful nappies but was as smiley as ever so Mark packed up the car at 4am to try to make up for the time we'd missed on day 1. I woke up at 2.30 with it. OMG I hate to vomit. I decided we'd go on given the kids were better quickly and we managed to do 1000kms that day with me feeling much better by the end. Day three was positively pleasant although the amount of water about was pretty shocking.
We had a great holiday there, probably our best ever! Unfortunately my baby who likes to stick his fingers in everyone's mouth gave everyone gastro but thankfully it was just one day. Kids cried the whole way home, they miss their cousins :( Relatively uneventful trip home other than sadly missing catching up with friends in Canberra :( They had one child vomiting and we just couldn't face another gastro! And a scary drive through a flooded road just out of Brisbane.
Mark back at work today, so our first official day at home alone. Sorry for a boring update but needed to get it out :P